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Demolition Little Rock: Demolition in Maumelle
Pools, patios, driveways, decks and remodel gut-outs in a planned community northwest of Little Rock, where wet ground shapes how every hole gets filled.
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Demolition Little Rock arranges demolition in Maumelle, the Pulaski County city of about 19,300 people (2020 Census) on the north bank of the Arkansas River, about 9 miles northwest of Little Rock's center point. Maumelle was built as a planned community from the 1970s on, so most houses are too new to tear down; the demolition here is pools, concrete, patios, decks and interiors, and the City of Maumelle issues the permits.
Breaking out a heaved Maumelle patio or driveway typically costs $640 to $2,087; leaving one that slopes toward the house can send water at the foundation and turn into a $5,000 drainage and foundation repair.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828What Maumelle owners usually want removed
- A patio or driveway that has settled and sends rain toward the house
- An inground pool from the 1980s or 90s that is no longer used
- A deck that has rotted at the posts
- Kitchens and bathrooms being gutted for a remodel
- A shed or playset area being cleared for something new
Wet ground under a dry-looking lawn
At Maumelle's Census point the USDA soil survey maps Guthrie-Leadvale soils on nearly flat ground, and the Guthrie component, the larger share, is poorly drained. That is why concrete here settles toward the house and why a pool cavity left open after a rain can fill with water that will not soak away. Backfill goes in after the hole is pumped and allowed to dry, often with drainable stone at the bottom, and the surface is crowned.
Concrete, patios and drainage
Many Maumelle concrete jobs are really drainage jobs. A patio or walk that tilts toward the house is broken out, the base is regraded to fall away, and the new surface is built on that. Saw-cutting a clean line where old concrete meets the foundation protects the house. The concrete removal page covers the details.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Pools in a planned community
Maumelle has plenty of backyard pools from its early decades, and many owners now want them gone. A full removal leaves ground that can take a patio or an addition; a fill-in costs less but leaves the shell. Given the wet soils, compaction and drainage matter more here than in drier parts of the metro.
Permits and HOAs
The City of Maumelle handles building permits, and many neighborhoods also have a property owners association with its own rules on construction access, dumpsters and work hours. Check both before a dumpster lands on the driveway.
Describe the building, its size and what it is made of, and hear a typical price range before anyone drives out.
Call (501) 222-3828Decks, sunrooms and screened porches
A common Maumelle request is removing an add-on rather than a building: a rotted deck, an old sunroom or a screened porch. These jobs need care where they attach to the house, so siding and flashing are repaired and the wall is left weathertight.
Questions people ask
How much does concrete removal cost in Maumelle?
Typically $640 to $2,087 a job, about $2.25 to $4.50 a square foot depending on size.
What are the signs a patio should be removed?
Settling toward the house, wide cracks, heaved sections and water pooling against the foundation.
Why does ground stay wet after a pool is removed in Maumelle?
The USDA soil survey maps poorly drained Guthrie soils there, so water drains slowly. Proper backfill and a crowned surface help.
Who issues demolition permits in Maumelle?
The City of Maumelle. Your neighborhood association may have its own rules on dumpsters and work hours too.
How much does pool removal cost in Maumelle?
Most pool removals run $4,000 to $12,000. A full removal of the shell is $9,000 to $19,000.
Does my Maumelle neighborhood association need to approve demolition work?
Many associations in Maumelle set rules on dumpsters, work hours and contractor access. Check yours before booking, along with the City permit, so a roll-off is not ordered off the driveway mid-job.
Have something that needs to come down?
A house, a garage, a pool or a slab. Call with the address and the size, and get a typical price range and the permit steps that apply to it.
Call (501) 222-3828